BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,888.64 points, up 0.04 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,973.02 points, down 1.97 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,998.27 points, up 3.10 points, or 0.04 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 11,995.81 points, down 44.65 points, or 0.37 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened flat at 7,383.28 points.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,254.70 points, down 5.52 points, or 0.10 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,691.59 points, down 12.75 points, or 0.47 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,324.16 points, down 78.35 points, or 0.93 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,974.82 points, down 269.03 points, or 0.99 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,160.40 points, down 70.00 points, or 1.12 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 22,487.94 points, down 92.89 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,147.69 points, down 8.59 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,287.61 points, down 4.16 points, or 0.18 percent. Enditem
